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<blockquote data-quote="flintstone99" data-source="post: 785150" data-attributes="member: 72866">AW: Newbie, Need some recommendations please....Hi,Without knowing more details I am still sure the processors should be fine for a stand alone solution. No real need for raid or SCSi, Sata should be also fine. Take a big one, as an hour of dvb-s recording (.TS) will cost 2GB! So if you want to record a lot and keep it, do not hesitate to go to 1-2 TB models. I use normal drives e.g. Samsung ecogreens with 5400rpm's, no special ones.1GB of RAM should also work (search in the forum) but with the current prices I would go fo 2GB. That s what I use and it is fine, no necessity to go to 4GB.What you should actually check inthe forum is the graphics card. No experience with your one, but 128MB is definitively very low. In my living room I am using a AMD 5450 card which is fine for HD TV and everything I use and gives me a good picture. No Blue Ray experience however....They are just at 40euro.RegardsFlintstone</blockquote>

[QUOTE="flintstone99, post: 785150, member: 72866"] [b]AW: Newbie, Need some recommendations please....[/b] Hi, Without knowing more details I am still sure the processors should be fine for a stand alone solution. No real need for raid or SCSi, Sata should be also fine. Take a big one, as an hour of dvb-s recording (.TS) will cost 2GB! So if you want to record a lot and keep it, do not hesitate to go to 1-2 TB models. I use normal drives e.g. Samsung ecogreens with 5400rpm's, no special ones. 1GB of RAM should also work (search in the forum) but with the current prices I would go fo 2GB. That s what I use and it is fine, no necessity to go to 4GB. What you should actually check inthe forum is the graphics card. No experience with your one, but 128MB is definitively very low. In my living room I am using a AMD 5450 card which is fine for HD TV and everything I use and gives me a good picture. No Blue Ray experience however....They are just at 40euro. Regards Flintstone [/QUOTE]

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